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Are refugees’ labour market outcomes different from those of other migrants? Evidence from the United Kingdom in the 2005-2007 period

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We compare the labour market outcomes of recent refugees in the 2005–2007 period with those of other migrants in the UK. We compare refugees with a full sample of migrants and with a sample of recent migrants. Controlling for relevant characteristics, we find that 8 and 15 months after the grant of protection, refugees have significantly worse outcomes than other migrants, including a lower likelihood of being in employment and higher likelihood of unemployment (i.e. not currently employed, b...

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Peer reviewed

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10.1002/psp.2049

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Institution:
University of Oxford
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SSD
Department:
SAME
Sub department:
Social & Cultural Anthropology
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Harris Manchester College
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Wiley Publisher's website
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Population, Space and Place Journal website
Volume:
23
Issue:
6
Article number:
e2049
Publication date:
2017-03-29
Acceptance date:
2016-08-10
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1544-8452
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uuid:87407fa9-f1ed-4e1c-a486-a77ff2d59d92
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pubs:638540
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638540
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2016-08-15

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